NUR 2474 Pharmacology for Professional Nursing
Pharm Mod 8 Quiz
The healthcare provider orders the following:
Prednisone 5 mg PO q6h × 4 days
- mg PO q12h × 3 days
- mg PO qDay × 3 days
- 4
- 6
- 10
- 5
Dispense 5-mg tablets After completing 6 days of treatment the patient calls and asks how many pills should be left in the bottle because some may have been lost. How many pills should be left?
A nurse obtains a health history from a patient who has gout and is taking a glucocorticoid. The nurse should follow up on which finding?
- Blood glucose level of 140 mg/dL
- Flushing and urticaria
- 6-kg weight loss
- Heart rate of 88 beats/min
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After administering acetylcysteine [Mucomyst] to a patient who overdosed on acetaminophen [Tylenol], a nurse should recognize which outcome as an indicator of the therapeutic effects of acetylcysteine?
- Absence of jaundice
- Clear breath sounds
- Increased bowel sounds
- Palpable pedal pulses
When evaluating the effects of probenecid, the nurse should monitor which laboratory result?
- Uric acid level
- Blood pH
- Sodium level
- Hemoglobin
A patient develops hypotension, laryngeal edema, and bronchospasm after eating peanuts. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer?
- Hydroxyzine [Vistaril]
- Epinephrine
- Promethazine [Phenergan]
- Diphenhydramine [Benadryl]
The nurse identifies which symptom as a result of activation of histamine1 (H1) by allergic reaction?
- Sweating
- Pupillary dilation
- Bronchoconstriction
- Hypertension
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